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The spectacled eider (pronounced / ˈ aɪ. d ər /) (Somateria fischeri) is a large sea duck that breeds on the coasts of Alaska and northeastern Siberia. The spectacled eider is slightly smaller than the common eider at 52–57 cm (20–22 inches) in length. The male is unmistakable with its black body, white back, and yellow-green head with ...
The eiders (/ ˈ aɪ. d ər /) are large seaducks in the genus Somateria.The three extant species all breed in the cooler latitudes of the Northern Hemisphere. [2]The down feathers of eider ducks and some other ducks and geese, are used to fill pillows and quilts—they have given the name to the type of quilt known as an eiderdown.
Steller's eider, Polysticta stelleri (winter) Spectacled eider, Somateria fischeri (accidental) King eider, Somateria spectabilis (winter) Common eider, Somateria mollissima (resident*) Harlequin duck, Histrionicus histrionicus (resident) Surf scoter, Melanitta perspicillata (casual or intermittent) White-winged scoter, Melanitta deglandi (winter)
Common eiders (Somateria mollissima) in the breeding season on Texel, the Netherlands. The common eider (pronounced / ˈ aɪ. d ər /) (Somateria mollissima), also called St. Cuthbert's duck or Cuddy's duck, is a large (50–71 cm (20–28 in) in body length) sea-duck that is distributed over the northern coasts of Europe, North America and eastern Siberia.
The king eider (pronounced / ˈ aɪ. d ər /) (Somateria spectabilis) is a large sea duck that breeds along Northern Hemisphere Arctic coasts of northeast Europe, North America and Asia. The birds spend most of the year in coastal marine ecosystems at high latitudes, and migrate to Arctic tundra to breed in June and July. They lay four to seven ...
A new bird flu strain was detected on a California duck farm. But what's the difference between H5N9 and H5N1, and is it safe to eat poultry? A doctor explains.
Clangula hyemalis (Linnaeus 1758) Leach 1819 (long-tailed duck) VU A4bce; Genus Somateria Leach 1819 Somateria fischeri (von Brandt 1847) (spectacled eider) NT; Somateria spectabilis (Linnaeus 1758) (king eider) LC; Somateria mollissima (Linnaeus 1758) (common eider) NT. S. m. v-nigrum Bonaparte & Gray 1855 (Pacific eider) S. m. borealis (Brehm ...
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